Man in hospital after ‘serious assault’ on White Rock Pier

One man is recovering in hospital after a “serious assault” in White Rock Friday evening.

Police were called to the White Rock Pier at approximately 11:20 p.m., according to White Rock RCMP Const. Chantal Sears.

The waterfront was particularly busy Friday evening, due to both the long weekend and the recently opened pier.

A Peace Arch News reporter was on location minutes after the incident, which happened on the mid-section of the pier. The victim, who appeared to be a man in his early 20s, was lying on his back waiting for medical attention.

Paramedics, firefighters and RCMP are tending to a 24-year-old guy in the middle of the pier. He got in a fight. Fat lip and black eye.His friends said he was unconscious for 5 minutes.